Quarterback and defensive back, Notre Dame
Johnny Lujack
- Born
- Jan 4, 1925, in Connellsville, Pennsylvania
- Died
- Jul 25, 2023, in Naples, Florida
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Johnny Lujack played quarterback and defensive back at Notre Dame. He won the 1947 Heisman Trophy. He was a consensus All‑American in 1946 and 1947. The Chicago Bears took Lujack in the first round, No. 4 overall in the 1946 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1960.
At a glance
Honors
- 1947Heisman Trophy
- Inducted 1960College Football Hall of Fame
- 1946, 1947Consensus All‑American
- 1946Third in the Heisman vote
- 1947Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
Team titles: National champions, 1946 and 1947
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 2 (1950–51) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 1950
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1950; New York Daily News first team 1950; United Press first team 1950.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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